Go Ahead
October 11, 1986
The Warehouse, Rochester, NY

Source: Sony D6 Audience Master (unknown stereo microphone) recorded by ?Brad P. TRT: 85:25

Transfer: Maxell MX90 Master Cassette (no dolby) > Nakamichi ZX-7 > Revolution 2 x 2 > 24/48 wav > FLAC done by Doug Rice with additional level adjustments and tracking by Alan Bershaw

Personnel:
Brent Mydland - keyboards, vocals
Alex Ligertwood - guitar, vocals
Jerry Cortez - guitar, vocals
David Margen - bass
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, comedian (on 6)
House Mix - Harry Popick

Tracklist
1 tuning up 02:19
2 Warmup Jam > Not Fade Away 07:19
3 She's Not There 05:38
4 I Don't Need Love 05:53
5 Medicated Goo 04:15
6 Billy speaks / band introductions 03:08
7 Man Smart, Woman Smarter 06:08
8 Black Magic Woman > 03:37
9 Gypsy Queen 03:32
10 Take Me To The River > 06:57
11 Jam > 11:09
12 Bass Solo 05:14
13 Hey Jude 05:29
14 Dear Mr. Fantasy 06:40
15 Hey Pocky Way > 04:35
16 Drum Solo…// 03:27

Notes:
This previously uncirculating Go Ahead show (and recording) will be a welcome addition to anyone into this band, as it’s one of the better audience recordings to have surfaced. Despite it being a noisy bar, Brad found the sweet spot, as this is a remarkably clear in-your-face recording. It also helps that Harry Popick’s house mix is exceptional for such a small venue, with extremely clear vocals and the instruments well balanced.

Brad paused the deck between some songs when the tuning got long, resulting in a few songs starting abruptly with a split-second missing. His tape also ran out during Billy’s drum solo, but the 85:25 that he captured sounds quite nice.

One thing that is unusual about this show is the band extends “Take Me To The River” to over 23 minutes long with a spontaneous improvisation that oddly enough, concludes into a 5 minute bass solo! I tracked the three sequences out, but it's actually a single continuous performance.

My thanks to Doug Rice for his continued sleuthing for untapped archives in upstate New York and getting Brad’s master transferred for us all to enjoy! - Alan